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To create meaningful change by increasing communication, partnerships and goodwill among stakeholders in the areas of treatment, advocacy, and clinical research with an emphasis on community and advocacy engagement, stigma reduction, and ensuring that clinical research is recognized as a trusted care option.
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Andrei Pikalov, MD, PhD, Vice President, Head of Global Medical Affairs at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals speaks with The STARR’s Luke Kramer in this episode.
Dr. Pikalov, a licensed & Board Certified psychiatrist, possesses a unique combination of pharmaceutical industry leadership experience with scientific background and clinical expertise. He is a passionate advocate on issues related to patient’s access to new treatment options and has been an active supporter of many initiatives leading to better recognition and treatment of devastating mental disorders. In this podcast, Dr. Pikalov discusses why continued mental health research is critically important in finding treatments – and one day even cures – for mental health disorders.
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Mental Health is something for students to consider as they return to college in the fall.
College students face anxiety, depression, burnout as they prepare for the fall
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Surveys from 2020 and 2021 suggest an increase in all three among students at Ohio State University.Melanie Zhou offers some great insight on destigmatizing the mental health conversation, particularly within BIPOC communities, where the cultural perspective may not be supportive. mhanational.org/blog/empowering-yourself-and-your-community-color #bipocmentalhealthmonth
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One of the STARR Coalition’s favorite advocates is Matthew Shapiro, Associate Director of Public Affairs for NAMI New York State and winner of the distinguished Lew Yagodnik Award for 2020. Matthew’s publicly espoused, unwavering commitment to mental health research has made him a powerful ally in our fight against the stigma of mental health research. […]
